Notes from New York

Notes From New York is a successful London (West End) based concert series, created primarily to showcase the output of contemporary musical theatre writers.

Founded in 2003 by producer Neil Eckersley and actor/musician David Randall (who became the series regular director and arranger), the concerts have usually been headlined by the primary collaborators Paul Spicer and Julie Atherton who also fulfil creative roles in musical staging.

Other frequent collaborators include regular actors (such as Oliver Thompsett & Ashleigh Gray), sound designer Mark Dunne, pianists Mark Collins and Joe Hood.

2 November 2003 - Arts Theatre, Leicester Square Starring Julie Atherton, Paul Spicer, Shona Lindsey and Damien Edwards. Featuring music by Jason Robert Brown and Andrew Lippa.

7 March 2004 - Donmar Warehouse, Covent Garden Starring Julie Atherton, Paul Spicer, Debbie Kurup and Craig Purnell. Featuring music by Jason Robert Brown, Jonathan Larson and William Finn.

4 July 2004 - Arts Theatre, Leicester Square Starring Julie Atherton, Paul Spicer, Kellie Ryan and Samuel Barnett. Featuring music by Andrew Lippa, Craig Carnelia and Jimmy Roberts.

19 September 2004 - Trafalgar Studios, Whitehall Starring Rebecca Thornhill, Stephen Weller, Oliver Tompsett and Ashleigh Gray. Featuring music by Adam Guettel, Michael John LaChuisa and John Buccino.

21 November 2004 - Trafalgar Studios, Whitehall Starring Julie Atherton, Paul Spicer, Amy Nuttall, Jon Lee, Shona Lindsay, Damien Edwards, Oliver Tompsett and Ashleigh Gray. Featuring music from all composers in the series so far and Tim Acito.

Notes From New York presented an evening of new British musical theatre on 19 March 2006 at the Duchess Theatre, Covent Garden. Starring Julie Atherton, Paul Spicer, Anna-Jane Casey and Dougal Irvine, the evening showcased the output of composers Grant Olding and Charles Miller.

The success of the concerts meant that Notes From New York could create successful evenings on various other themes:

Notes In Heels (6 April 2008 - Duchess Theatre, Covent Garden) showcased female writers Georgia Stitt, Jenny Giering, Zina Goldrich. Again it starred Julie Atherton and Paul Spicer, with newcomers Selina Chilton, Stuart Matthew Price and Amy Pemberton.

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